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w. (fiNNoCK. TI'LTING DEVI FOR HEADLIGHTS. PPLICATION FILED1Ar-1.20.19|1A Patented Nov. 18, 12H9.

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n N V "w lltmgllldd mobile or other :vehicle into aV iforvvardl .angleto direct the rays of light downwardly upon the road in front of theautomobile to l5 prevent lthe glaring civ the lights upon an approachingvehicle. Y

The object oit die present invention is to provide a device fortiltingheadlights, ci an automobile or other vehicle, into af'ltoiL 'll wardposition directing the rays ci light upon the roadway directly' in irontot the automobile to prevent the glaring ofi the lights upon anapproaching vehicle.

Another object is to provide a vtilting demi vice of the character'referred to which may be operated in the manner mentioned. and which maybe 'quickly and readily attached to. any automobile or similar vehicle,the headlights usually carried by such vehicles @il being easily mountedupon said device.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for tilting theheadlights ttorwardly and holding them in said tilted position untilsuch time as it is desired to again gli direct the rays oi' light in thenormal direction.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement ot parts, hereinafter described,

Ml illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understoodthat various changes in the form, proportions, site and minor detailsoif'construction may be lli made within the scope "oit the appendedclaim without departing trom the spirit or sacriicing any of theadvantages of the inven tion.

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li Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, oi a vehicleprovided with an embodiment oi my invention.

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Y lha'terrted llt'ovt il Q, is a trent elevation, with partebroltenaway, ot the lamp hraclrets showing the tilting device connectedthereto.

llig. 3 is an ei'ilarged sectional viewl 'through one of the tiltingbrackets which is mounted upon the usual yolre, the head .lights beingcarried by said braclrets.

igs. el and 5 are interior tace Vviews'olf 'the tivo remembers oi whicheach braclret is composed.

`Similar numerals ot reference indicate corresponding parte throughoutthe several iigures of the drawings. Y

Referring more especially to the construen tion illustrated in Vtheaccompanying drawings, the numeral l, indicates generally the pody of anautomobile of any well lrnown construction, upon the tenders '2, oitwhich are mounted the usual 4lamp yolres 3, oit any' usualV lorm, saidyo'lres being rigidly attached tothe tenders, and connected td eachother by means oi a tie rod 4l; Each ot said yolres is provided with aplate 5, by means 4 oi' which it is attached to the adjacent tender. linthe usual construction the headlights are rigidly mounted upon saidyolies, the ordinary sockets 6, ot the headlights be ing slipped overthe upper free eritre'inities of the yolres.

.lin the presentinvention the tilting devices generally indicated by thenumeralv "l, are carried upon. the upper, tree extremities of the yolres3, and these tilting devices in turn carry the headlights as will beherev inatter described, llach oi vthe tilting dcvices 'Z' com, isos liestationary member 8 and the roclrmg member 9, 'the member d having avertically disposed sleeve l0, which is arranged to fit upon the upperextremity ot an arm oli the yolre 3, a set screw il, ing providedthrough said sleeve tor oocurely attaching the tilting dcvicefto theyolre lllhe member d is provided with the cylindrical soclret portionl?, having a depression or cavity i3 therein. :tor the purpose oihousing the coil spring as willbe hereinatter described. All. centrallylocated. oper ture lll is provided through the cylindrical 'portion l2and an inwardly extending neclr i5 is provided around said aperture..tra aperture il" is provided in the bach: wall oit 'the cylindricalportion tor 'the re cation li ll 'Nl Y 'l ii till lili! lill of theextremity of the out-turned end 18 of the coil spring 19, the otherextremity 20 of said spring being out-turned and located 'in a similaraperture 21 located in the back plate of the c lindrical portion 22 ofthe member9, sai cylindrical portion 22 being v,provided with e 4cavity23, which houses a portion of the spring 19. The cylindrical portion 22is provided with a centrally located aperture 24 around 'which islocated the inwardly disposed neck 25, the interior oit said neck beingscrew threaded as shown at 25.

PL boss 26 is formed around the central aperture 24 ot the member 9. Themembers 8 and 9 are held together by means of the bolt 27 which ispassed through the central apertures 11i and 2t of said members, a nut28s `being provided upon .the screw threaded extremity of said bolt. Forthe purpose of holding the nut and bolt against rotation with reference-to the member 9, a pin 29 is passed. through a suitable a erture formedthrough the bolt, the extremities of said pin being seated in socketsformed heli' in the boss 26 and halt' in 'the nut 28. A boss 30 isprovided at the upper side of the cylindrical socket ortion 22 of themember 9, Said boss over ianging the socket portion 12 of the member 8and provided with a curved l undersurfacc 3l formed to receive saidsocket Portion 12. An integral vertical bolt 32 extends upwardly fromthe boss 30 'for the purpose of receiving one of the lamp nuts ispreferably shown as hexagonal in order that the parts maybe-interchangeable.

The two inner tilting devices are connected together by means of a rockshaft 35, said rock Ishaft being provided at opposite extremities with'right and left hand screw threads', asocket member 36 being locatedupon each end of said rock shaft, said socket members being providedwith hexagonal u sockets 37 arranged to engage the adjacent bolt heads34 or nuts 28. A rock arm 38 is located upon said rock shaft adjacentone of said socket members, a jam nut 39 being provided for the purposeof holding said rock arm and socket member against movement upon theshaftaiid a jam nut 40 is located upon the shaft adjacent the othersocket member. A i'o'd or .connecting cable lt-l is attached to thelowerextremity of the rock arm 38 and extends backward through the hood ofthe vehicle to the lower extremity of the bifurcated lever 4:2, one endof said lever'being pivoted to a plate L4 which is attached to thediooret the vehicle, the

insana-s other arm 46 of said lever bein pivotally connected to a tootpedal 47, the {nuckle 48 forming a stop against the lower surface of theplate 44 to normally hold the device in the position shown in Fig. 1ofthe drawings. The foot pedal 47 extends through a suitable slot 4:9formed in the door and in the plate 44 and is provided with a-notch 50for the purpose of engaging the plate at the edge of the slot to holdthe device in the tilted position when desired. A small spring 51 isshown connected between the plate 44 and the arm 46 of the lever 42 forthe purpose of normally holding the lever in the position shown in laig. 1, but it will be seen from an inspection of the drawings that thesprings 19 will tend to hold tliedevice in this position normally thusholding the headlights 52 in vertical position directing the rays fromthe headlights straight ahead of the vehicle.

`When it is desired to direct the rays of light from the headlights uponthe roadway directly in front of the vehicle in order to prevent glaringthe lights upon an approaching vehicle, the foot pedal 47 is depressedand moved into position to bring the notch 50 into engagement with theedge of the plate 44 at the slot 49, thus rocking the shaft 35 throughthe link 41 and rock arm 38. As the shaft 35 is rocked forwardly, thetwo bolts 27 which are engaged by the socket members upon said shaftwill also be rocked thus moving the headlights at an angle to direct therays of light from said headlights upon the roadway directly in front ofthe vehicle. It will be seen that this turning movement of the bolts 27is against the pull of the springs 19 and when the foot pedal 4-7 isreleased the springs will immediately throw the several members backinto the normal position, the coil springs 19, not only holding theseveral parts oi. the de vice in the normal position, but also preventany rattling of the several members of the device and also exert an endthrust against the members 8 and 9 holding the same directly against thebolt head and nut respectively.

I claim:

In combination with a pair of headlights and supporting yokes therefor,a sleeve fixedly connected to each free end of each yoke, a horizontallydisposed cylindrical portion formed upon each of said sleeves, saidcylindrical portion being closed at one end, :t holt pivotally connectedto said cylindrical portion, the head oi2 said bolt engaging the .outersurface of said closed end, a rocking cylindrical portion lia'iving aclosed end and rthreaded upon said bolt, thc open end of said rockingcylindrical portion being ad- ]acent the open end of said stationarycylindrical portion, a coil spring housed within said cylindricalportions and attached to one of said portions at each end, an upstandingstom upon each of said rocking oyndlca portions adapted to carry 'theamid headlights, the said Coil spring being designed to normaly old Saidstems vol tical@ o rock shaft provided with sockets Whoh receive theinner bolt heads of both yokes, a rock arm rigidly connected to saidmmagainst the pull of sald hoadhghts.

said Sprmgs to tilt lfn testimony that I claim the lfmbovo, I havehereunto Subscribed my Immo.

WLLALRD PENNOCK.

